So Howard was made executive producer, gaining control of the show, but he wouldn’t have to actually be on the set. This put producer Mark Goodson in a tough spot, because Howard had been with Goodson-Todman Productions for 20 years and, of course, they didn’t want to lose Richard, because he was so popular. Their fighting got to the point where, in 1983, Richard had Howard barred from the set. That’s not something you usually see game show hosts do most of the time they’ll defer to the producer. Oftentimes when there was a ruling on an answer on Family Feud, Howard Felsher would make a ruling and Richard would actually overrule him on camera. He just developed this attitude of ‘King Richard, I’m the star’ and he became more difficult to work with. He even said, after that that he could do no wrong. On top of that, in 1978 he won the Emmy for Best Daytime Game Show Host. “In the meantime on Family Feud,” adds David, “he was just his old self, because that was his show.